Spirit Sickness

A fire-gutted police cruiser is found on the Navajo reservation with the bodies of a tribal patrolman and his wife. BIA Investigator Emmett Parker and FBI Special Agent Anna Turnipseed team up to find the mad murderer.

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This "vividly descriptive" and "tightly written thriller" set in the Southwest desert, tells the story of two Native American cops and a ritual murder that "brings a great array of characters together in a thrilling ending." Kept readers "on the edge of their seats." "A must-read for whodunit fans." "Too predictable," said dissenters, who also called it "confusing," and cited "the abrupt ending."

Kirk Mitchell is a veteran of law enforcement in Indian country. An Edgar Award nominee for a previous novel, he lives in the Sierra Nevada of California.